

From there, it's simply a question of waiting until the SpotPass message comes through - so take your 3DS back to the main menu, close it to put it into sleep mode, and go and make yourself a cup of tea - hopefully by the time you come back, the blue notification LED will be glowing, to let you know you've got a new message. From there, scroll down until you see SpotPass, and poke it to turn it on. To enable SpotPass, launch New Super Mario Bros 2, and head into the options menu. However, unless you've enabled SpotPass in the game, you won't be able to receive this message, and so won't be able to access the shop. This message is effectively a tiny patch, which will enable the "Shop" menu in the game. Now that your 3DS can connect to the internet, you need to wait until you receive a SpotPass message from Nintendo. If you're having problems, take a look at our handy how to set up your 3DS to connect to the internet guide, which talks you through everything you need to know. If it doesn't work, then you may need to tweak your 3DS's connection settings to make sure it can talk to your router. The easiest way to test this is to open the web browser, and see if you can browse the net. The first is to make sure your 3DS can connect to the internet via your router. In order to receive a SpotPass message, there are a few things you'll need to have done first. The shop icon is added to the game via a SpotPass message.

But if you haven't got the icon, you'll need to do one of two things. If you see an icon at the bottom of the screen that says "Shop", then you're ready to buy - simply click the button, and you'll be taken to a screen where you can choose the packs you want to download. In order to download the level packs, you'll need to load up the game, and choose 'Coin Rush' from the main menu. Instead of heading to the eShop, buying the new levels is handled in the game itself - and even then, you'll only be able to download them if you've received a special message from Nintendo. Instead of heading over to the eShop and purchasing the new level packs from there, as you may rightly have expected to do, things are handled a little bit differently in New Super Mario Bros 2.
